Dishwashing apparatus



May-9, 1933. Nv |l DE BlE 1,908,128

DI SHWASHING APPARATUS Filed Nov. 22, 1930 fly@ Patented May 9, 1933 Human states? DIsHWAsHING APrARATUs china,` glassware, andthe like7 table silver, 52 kitchen?l utensils-land that miscellany of r`elated-articles which are useful in the prepa-v ration: andl serving of `food and whichf are" commonly referredto as difshes. It i will be understood-"lthereifrel that the term `dishes as 10 used hereinfv is intendedto include items of tliisrgeneral class.` y

When articles of this character arefwashed manually in the usual manner, as in aldish palier-dike; receptacle; the particlesoff food wv removed1i from the dishes in the process o'f WajShilngfremai-n *inf the Washing Water and when therwater isi emptied into the sink, these:` particles must bel brushed lor scraped together@v and 4renioved `from the 1 usual sink 20 strai-ngerbylhand; aprocess which lis `not byl any means agreeable, whi-le onl the other hand, if the sink strainer be removed, and the particles `*washed I"down the pipe, they are dieicharged.1"k

Itffis -lcustemary to provide" racks forf suplpoi'tinglwashed dishes` inl suitably spaced 3d upright orl inclined-1 positions to facilitate dra afgeethereeffbefere drying.: Toner/ipe:

artielef ateri iti" isla-washed not only over the side@ of the*Fdish'pf'an but i to whatever additional` elevation may: be required to clear otherarticlesstanding in a rackvfor examdannafe-r te i articleswdrainedl in lthis manner.y Objects ofl the present invention are to provide .lforf 'ove'rcoming` these difficulties by" 50 providing improved mea-ns for straining the Howeveig when this is done Witl apparatus 4commonly provided for this put-puse l'theflarger pi'eces lproject to such a height as to makefitnecessaryto"raise eachy pfl'ei This tends=to fatigue a person doing. thisfworkl andn'ot irlfrequently: results in washing water as it is-discha-Ifgedinto lafsinltor other receptaclef connectedA47 witlfr-` therr plumbingglto' provide improved means fori supporting f relatively"l flat pieces fl in l closely/ yet outoffthefnormal pathllof other articles being removed1 ronrtli'e pan; to"y provide api` paratusfof this fcliailacter 'ofsirlnplel and-eiiiT- cient construction consisting ot' relatively*` few parts which are inexpensive to-manui' facture and which will not 1 damagefa perce lainy linedor-` other finely finishedsink; andv also to provide apparatus offtlreclassde-` scribed having" an improved construction? and relativearrangement of-parts In the drawing:

Fig; lv is a central `longitudicn'ali section?! through a combined standiaiid-drailnage rack? disposed inf a sink;4 Y ,y

` The embodirnent-V 'of'- theinlventin ychosen-- for illustration, is in -tlief form# oitav pli'`atfrtir orl stand'lO comprising a= substallitiallylibri?` zontally disposed bottomlmemberll which is equipped with supporting legjs'E 12,-"tl1'eflatr ter preferably bei-ng fitted with' rubber or'AV feet 135156y p-reventslippingJ as `well1 ias'l Ete1 prevent scratchingfor marrinv of afifitturei such `as the sink 11iliniwhichtliisapparatus mayconye'niently bedisp'osedfv.1N 'lfheJ bottoml member 1 1 may 1 have "any suitablef coliigfui'aL tion adapted te-ireceiveandsupport aire@ ceptaclel such as the dishpan 16; but lprefer-J ably this bottom member 11 lis substainitially rectangular.' A1 vertically disposed water! retaining; wall. L17 rejects upwaidtyf frein the edges orfperip er; loahsitopl-membeef 9@ andpreferablyextend-s substanti Vfcontinll ucusly around- 1thesame! At fany'" c' tenientpoint within thespace enclsedfiliyfthe waterlreta-i-ning wall `117 the `bottommennber"`11 isi provided fwith -af discharge orifiel oiopenngf 18. A" capor strainer '19 havinga perfoV rated orl foraminous bottem'` isremovably' secured by means i of? a screwfthreaded or other' connection 19'; t@ the under side of't-lfi'e bottom-'memberll fin registry with the open-1 100 ing 18 for straining water passing through the latter. i

The bottom member 11 is also formed with a number of stiflening ridges or corrugations 20 which are spaced to separate the top member into zones. While it is contemplated that the direction or vcourses o f these ridges` toward thedrain l18 may be varied it is Sometimes advantageous from a manulecturing point of View to form these ridges to extend in substantially parallel relation across the top member as shown. Y

Preferably the apparatus is of unitary construction, and is cast, bent, pressed, or otherwise formed to provide a rack portion having a partk 21 extending laterally from the member 11 in integral continuation of a portion of the wall 17. This rack portion extends horizontally for a relatively short distance as indicated by the reference character 22, and from this point la part 24 extends upwardly preferably to a level above that of the bottom member 11. yFrom this point the rack extendsv in an arcuate portion 23 to a downwardly directed portion 24, another horizontal portion 26, and finally at the extreme end thereof extends upwardly and outwardly as indicated by the reference character 27. It will be seen therefore that as viewed in section in Fig. 1 the drainage rack comprises the portion 21, the longitudinally spaced substantially horizontal portions 22 and 26 and the intervening portion comprising the outwardly directed walls 24 and 24 and the curved or arched section 23, connecting these walls. Obviously this rack may be continued to, any desired length by merely continuing the formation illustrated. For supporting dishes in substantially upright relatively closely spaced positions, this rack is provided with a series of substantially parallel longitudinally disposed slots 28 ywhich extend from a position in close proximity to the water retaining wall 17 to approximately the extreme outer or free end of the rack.` v

One manner o-f using the improved stand or rack isy illustrated in Fig. 1 from which itwillbe seen thatV a dishpan may be disposed on the bottom member 11 to rest on the yridges 2O which, in addition to giving strength and rigidity to the top member provide a sort of track or line-contact support along which even a heav pjan filled withvwater and dishes, may easi y e moved to a position suitable to the user. The parts arel preferably so proportioned that the pan is supported above the drainage rack at such an elevation as Yto make it possible to remove dishes from the'pan and place them in the rack, whenV other dishes are already disposed in this rack, without raising a dish being removed to a greater velevation than that required to`liftthisdish overtheedge of the pan; In other words, each dish, as it is removed, is merely carried over the edge of the pan and then moved downwardly, thus requiring a minimum of effort on the part of the person doing this work. The slots 28 are conveniently disposed adjacent to the stand 10 to receive the dishes as they are removed. After the washing operation has been completed, or at least Vwhenever it is desirable to discharge Water from the pan 1,6, this Water may be poured onto the bottom member 11 of the stand from which it is discharged through the drain 19 into the sink and thence into the plumbing associated with this fixture. To facilitate the flow of the water toward the drain 18, the ribs 20 may be discontinued near one side of the support 11, or at such other point or points as desired, so that the water may move transversely toward. the drain. It will be evident that as the water passes through the strainer 19 the particles removed from the dishes in lwashing' will be caught by this strainer. The cap or strainer 19 maythen be removed and the solid material collected therein maybe dumped into a suitable container, thus avoiding the usual operation of cleaning the sink strainer subsequent to dish washing. 1

It should be understood that the present disclosure is for the purpose of illustrationv only, and that the invention .is not to be limited to the exact sizes, shapes 'or relative widths or depths of the constituent elements but includes all modifications and equivalents which fall within the scope of the appended claims. v

I claim:

l. A portable kitchen utensil adapted to bek set in a sink, said utensil ycomprising spaced supporting elements adapted to rest upon the sinkbottom, a bottom member held in elevated position above the sink bottom by said supporting elements, the bottom member having an upstanding peripheral wall adapted to retain dish water, the bottom member also having afplurality of stiifening` ribs and a drainage opening so disposed that water may flow freely over the surface of the bottom member toward said opening, a removable strainer device registering with said opening anddisposed beneath the bottom. member, and, in integral continuation of said peripheral wall, a part having an upwardly arched and slotted portion for positioning dishes while draining.

2. A portable kitchen utensil having cushioned supports adapted to rest upon the bottom of a sink, a substantially rectangular bottom member held in elevated position by said supports, retaining walls extendin upwardly from said bottom member there y to form with the latter a water retaining receptacle, the bottom member having a drainage opening and upstanding stiffening ribs so'disposed as to permit free flow of'wa-l ter toward the drainage opening, a removable strainer cap registering with said opening and disposed below said bottom member, and, in integral continuation of one of said retaining Walls, a member having a slotted portion constituting a rack for dishes to be drained.

Signed by me at Boston, Massachusetts, this 20th day of November, 1930.

NAOMI I. DE BIE. 

